Thoughts on a Kegerator...

A couple of years ago, Brian acquired a kegerator like the one above from helping a friend move.  When he first came home with this monstrosity, my first reaction was, "Great.  We are receding in our quest towards adulthood."  However, this bad boy lived in the garage in Denver and now in our unused downstairs area here in SF.   I have to say....cold beer on tap....really good (don't worry, no beer for me).   No beer bottles or cans crowding my fridge....also, very nice.  Also, keg beer is cheaper in the end.  I've voiced this opinion a few times to some of Brian's friends and they've said, "Can you please call my girlfriend/wife and tell her that?"  So, I figured I'd publish it right here on the blog.  Really, guys, it's not a bad thing to have!

Thank you, Mr. Policeman

To the Cop Who Pulled Me Over Yesterday:

Thank you for being a good cop.  I was in the wrong, leaving the turn lane to go straight at a light....and I was honest with you that I wasn't sure if my maneuver was "quite legal" and you ran my plates, checked my license and thanked me for my honesty, told me it was refreshing and sent me on my merry way.  I'll be a good driver and won't pull any shenanigans like that, I promise.

Sad Panda

Well, we knew it was a long shot, but our offer on the house was rejected and the bank has already chosen to go with the other offer that they received last week.  Oh, well.  On to the next....

Holiday Recap

As I'd mentioned in an earlier post, I've been too lazy to unload the Christmas pictures from the camera...well, today I finally took the plunge and low and behold the yield was pathetic.  Ugh - maybe this calls for a delayed new year's resolution - focus on taking more photos? 

Anywho, we had a wonderful Christmas and it was so, so nice to be local with the fams and the friends.  We made the typical rounds - Brian's Mom's for Christmas Eve, spent the night at my parents', Brian's Dad's for Christmas brunch and then back to my parents' for Christmas dinner with the extended family.  Maybe next year we'll have our own house to host one of these?

We are so fortunate to have such loving and generous families - we received so many fun presents and got to spend quality time with both of our families!  Even Baby Rogers got several outfits, some blankets, some frames, etc.  We got a camcorder, which will be AWESOME when the baby comes (who's excited for home videos on the blog?).  Here's one of the only photos I took - Riley destroying his gift from Aunt Sandy approximately 4 hours after he received it.

 We also had fun giving gifts, too - like a new knife set for Debbie and Mitch and their new kitchen, a french press for my Dad, some cute tops for my Mom, new flannel sheets for Tim, a mini wine fridge for Brennan, new shoes for Gabriel, some shirts for Gregory, and for our extended family gift exchange too - shirts for Grandpa and a hunting vest and gun cleaning kit for Danny.  To name a few....I loooovveeee gift giving.

Here's a snapshot of me and Lindsay with the tots - Haven and Caden (and his cool new beanie).

We had a pretty chill New Years Eve - had a few friends over for dinner, cocktails, games and illegal fireworks in the backyard.  We put on a fireworks show like you'd see over the bay on the 4th of July.  I'm glad everyone still had all fingers and eyeballs when they left in the morning.  Here's to 2011!

Booktastic

I recently read this book, Beautiful Boy, by David Sheff and I highly recommend it!  It's been too long since I've read a good book so I was quite happy to refresh my reading list with a good one.  It's also written locally so if you know Marin or San Francisco at all, the scenery will ring a bell.  It's a must read!

Next on my list? Assholes Finish First by Tucker Max.  Certainly won't be as touching and insightful, but entertaining for sure!

Home, Sweet Home

Brian and I have been casually house browsing for the last couple months and officially started to really house SHOP as of the first of the year.  We've seen about 30 houses thus far and this weekend we found one that we LOVE enough to make an offer on!  I won't give too many details because I don't want to jinx us, but here are some of the PROS...

• Move in ready
• Cool fireplace with built in shelves
• Laundry room (Brian sees no value here....really?)
• Nice size yard
• Big closets
• Pantry in the kitchen
• Awesome neighborhood
• Open/roomy floor plan

Now, some of you may not agree with what we see as "pros", however house shopping in California in a reputable area is not easy.  We can pretty much afford a cardboard box on a tiny slice of land....so we're excited this place has so many things to love about it.  However, it is a "business deal" and I'm told not to get emotionally attached as we wait for the banks to work their magic and decide if we're worthy....

Wish us luck!

Nursery Furniture?

Well, I know I've been MIA from the blog - mostly because I haven't been motivated to unload the photos from the camera....but I'm excited for this blog.  We are 99% sure that THIS is our nursery furniture for the bambino.  Likee?  We do!  We are thinking to make the purchase next month - so that it arrives a couple months before baby does, but not too close to the finish line.